diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/script/publish.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/script/publish.ts
index 8741734e5a1..9f324249a84 100755
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/script/publish.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/script/publish.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ for (const target of targets) {
   console.log(`  ✅ Published ${target} to VS Code Marketplace`)
 
   console.log(`\n📤 Publishing ${target} to Open VSX${prerelease ? " (pre-release)" : ""}...`)
-  await $`npx ovsx publish ${flag} --pat ${process.env.OPENVSX_TOKEN} --packagePath ${vsixPath}`
+  await retry(() => $`npx ovsx publish ${flag} --pat ${process.env.OPENVSX_TOKEN} --packagePath ${vsixPath}`, {
+    attempts: 3,
+    delay: 10_000,
+    label: `ovsx publish ${target}`,
+  })
   console.log(`  ✅ Published ${target} to Open VSX`)
 }
 
@@ -58,3 +62,16 @@ if (Script.release) {
 }
 
 console.log("\n✨ All targets published successfully!")
+
+async function retry<T>(fn: () => Promise<T>, opts: { attempts: number; delay: number; label: string }): Promise<T> {
+  for (let i = 1; i <= opts.attempts; i++) {
+    try {
+      return await fn()
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (i === opts.attempts) throw err
+      console.warn(`  ⚠️  ${opts.label} failed (attempt ${i}/${opts.attempts}), retrying in ${opts.delay / 1000}s...`)
+      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, opts.delay))
+    }
+  }
+  throw new Error("unreachable")
+}